This hike has it all: lots of elevation, tons of blowdown, scrambling, water, wildflowers and amazing views. We first did the Bald Mountain loop and then hit several partial trails including the PCT, Cairn Basin, Timberline Trail and even a little of the Ramona Falls Trail (by accident). We went high above the two ponds to the McNeil Point shelter (a very solid stone structure). Scrambling down from the shelter was a bit perilous but overall my body felt it had done every inch of the 12 miles my GPS told me we did by the end!